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In our efforts to save more money and eat out less, we decided to put ourselves through a 2 week challenge of not eating out. No snacks, no shwarma, no delicious sushi…only things we make at home. It’s ridiculous I know, a lot of people don’t eat out but for us urban dwellers with no dependents, eating out is our way of life. This experiment is to see how prepared we can be when we have super busy days and how much money we actually end up saving in the long run.

One Response to “boxed lunches to save money!”

I need bento box! Let me know how the experiment goes for two people. I’ve tried it several times cooking for just one, and usually find the price of making doesn’t undercut that of eating out as much as I thought it would/wanted it too to make it worth it. Unless you have a huge freezer, or don’t mind eating the same meal 14 times in a row and cook large batches of e.g. chili. If you try to have variety at all, needing to buy in small quantities (so 50% of your groceries don’t spoil) drives up price, and cooking only 1-2 portions at a time makes the time investment unrealistic too.